单词 | browse |
释义 | browse —browser, n. /browz/, v. , browsed, browsing, n. v.t. 1. to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft vegetation). 2. to graze; pasture on. 3. to look through or glance at casually: He's browsing the shelves for something to read. v.i. 4. to feed on or nibble at foliage, lichen, berries, etc. 5. to graze. 6. to glance at random through a book, magazine, etc. 7. to look leisurely at goods displayed for sale, as in a store. n. 8. tender shoots or twigs of shrubs and trees as food for cattle, deer, etc. 9. an act or instance of browsing. [1400-50; late ME browsen, perh. a v. deriv. of AF broz, pl. of brot shoot, new growth, OF brost < Old Low Franconian *brust bud, n. deriv. of *brustjan; cf. OS brustian to come into bud] Syn. 3. scan, skim, examine, peruse, check. |
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